The Book in the Renaissance

The Book in the Renaissance

Author: Andrew Pettegree

Publisher:

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 421

ISBN-13: 9780300110098

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The dawn of print was a major turning point in the early modern world. It rescued ancient learning from obscurity, transformed knowledge of the natural and physical world, and brought the thrill of book ownership to the masses. But, as Andrew Pettegree reveals in this work of great historical merit, the story of the post-Gutenberg world was rather more complicated than we have often come to believe. The Book in the Renaissance reconstructs the first 150 years of the world of print, exploring the complex web of religious, economic, and cultural concerns surrounding the printed word. From its very beginnings, the printed book had to straddle financial and religious imperatives, as well as the very different requirements and constraints of the many countries who embraced it, and, as Pettegree argues, the process was far from a runaway success. More than ideas, the success or failure of books depended upon patrons and markets, precarious strategies and the thwarting of piracy, and the ebb and flow of popular demand. Owing to his state-of-the-art and highly detailed research, Pettegree crafts an authoritative, lucid, and truly pioneering work of cultural history about a major development in the evolution of European society.


Used Books

Used Books

Author: William Howard Sherman

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 283

ISBN-13: 0812220846

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Based on a survey of early printed books, Used Books describes what readers wrote in and around their books and what we can learn from these marks by using the tools of archaeologists as well as historians and literary critics.


The Renaissance Text

The Renaissance Text

Author: Andrew Murphy

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 2000-10-20

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 9780719059179

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These essays discuss issues of Renaissance textuality. They explore such topics as the impact of editorial strategies and modes of presentation on our understanding of the text; and the relevance of gender to textual retrieval and preservation.


Cambridge Translations of Renaissance Philosophical Texts

Cambridge Translations of Renaissance Philosophical Texts

Author: Jill Kraye

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1997-08-28

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9780521426046

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The Renaissance, known primarily for the art and literature that it produced, was also a period in which philosophical thought flourished. This two-volume anthology contains 40 new translations of important works on moral and political philosophy written during the Renaissance and hitherto unavailable in English. The anthology is designed to be used in conjunction with The Cambridge History of Renaissance Philosophy, in which all of these texts are discussed. The works, originally written in Latin, Italian, French, Spanish, and Greek, cover such topics as: concepts of man, Aristotelian, Platonic, Stoic, and Epicurean ethics, scholastic political philosophy, theories of princely and republican government in Italy and northern European political thought. Each text is supplied with an introduction and a guide to further reading.


Habits of Thought in the English Renaissance

Habits of Thought in the English Renaissance

Author: Debora K. Shuger

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 1997-01-01

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 9780802080479

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By examining orthodox methods of thought in the Renaissance, the author tries to reconstruct a picture of the dominant culture of the period in England between 1580 and 1630.


Sex and Gender in Medieval and Renaissance Texts

Sex and Gender in Medieval and Renaissance Texts

Author: Barbara H. Gold

Publisher: SUNY Press

Published: 1997-03-13

Total Pages: 348

ISBN-13: 9780791432464

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Examines interrelated topics in Medieval and Renaissance Latin literature: the status of women as writers, the status of women as rhetorical figures, and the status of women in society from the fifth to the early seventeenth century.


Rereading the Renaissance

Rereading the Renaissance

Author: Carol E. Quillen

Publisher: University of Michigan Press

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9780472107353

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Rereading the Renaissance - a study of Petrarch's uses of Augustine - uses methods drawn from history and literary criticism to establish a framework for exploring Petrarch's humanism. Carol Everhart Quillen argues that the essential role of Augustine's words and authority in the expression of Petrarch's humanism is best grasped through a study of the complex textual practices exemplified in the writings of both men. She also maintains that Petrarch's appropriation of Augustine's words is only intelligible in light of his struggle to legitimate his cultural ideals in the face of compelling opposition. Finally, Quillen shows how Petrarch's uses of Augustine can simultaneously uphold his humanist ideals and challenge the legitimacy of the assumptions on which those ideals were founded.